Welcome to this healing moon meditation.
I'm Elizabeth Caroline.
Today we will begin our practice with setting the intention of inviting a deeper sense of relaxation and innate healing into this moment.
Connecting to the healing and nurturing elements of lunar energy.
In many cultures it is said that grandmother moon can assist us with our dreams and visions.
Connecting us to the intuitive and introspective realms of our life.
The moonlight's soft yet powerful glow is said to be able to cleanse our bodies,
Minds and spirits.
This meditation begins with a short guided practice after which I invite you to spend a few moments allowing yourself to simply be present in spacious stillness.
This meditation can be done whilst lying down,
Sitting on a chair with your feet firmly on the floor or whilst sitting on a meditation cushion.
Take a few moments to settle yourself.
Ensure that you are comfortable and your back is supported if needed.
Relax your shoulders,
Allow your neck to be long.
Imagining you have a soft ball resting gently under your chin.
Place your hands in your lap or down by your sides.
Now gently sway your body side to side,
Inviting yourself to settle in your natural balanced position.
Relax your jaw.
Let your eyes soften or close if you wish.
Breathing softly through your nose,
Become aware of the gentle in and out movement of your breath.
Notice in the lowest place in the body where you can feel the rising and sinking of your breathing.
You may sense this in your chest,
A little lower down in your upper abdomen or maybe as low as in your belly.
Wherever it may be in your body,
Take in very natural relaxed breaths.
Just gently bring your awareness to this place.
Rest in your focus here,
Take a moment to tune in to how the breath feels.
Notice in any sensations that may arise in the body from this place.
Now imagine yourself sitting or lying beneath a vast night sky.
You can feel the ground beneath you where the parts of your body touch the earth,
Holding you gently as you rest.
The air is warm and comforting and as you gaze upwards towards the stars,
Your attention is drawn to the most wondrous glowing full moon high above.
You feel yourself settling more deeply into the ground beneath you and invite the soft light from the moon to radiate gently over your body.
As the gentle moonlight illuminates you,
You begin to notice how the waves of light not only flow over you but somehow this beautiful soft glowing light is also able to slowly move through you.
A soft,
Nurturing,
Soothing and calming energy radiating from the moon above.
Bringing your attention to the crown of your head,
You feel this beautiful healing silver light gently moving down over your head and your face like a silver warming ointment.
As it flows it relaxes and soothes every cell that it comes into contact with.
As it slowly moves down through your head and your face,
It relaxes the muscles in your forehead,
The muscles in your cheeks,
The muscles around your mouth and your jaw.
Noticing the tension releasing from the sides of your jaw,
Softening,
Relaxing.
As this warming healing light moves downwards,
You feel the back of your neck relaxing,
Your shoulders loosen some more.
This silver energy moving down over through your chest,
Down through your lungs.
As it passes here,
You may wish to take a long deep breath,
Exhaling slowly,
Letting go of anything you may be holding onto in this part of your body.
Your chest relaxes as too do the muscles around your upper back and your shoulder blades passing down through your upper back.
This beautiful healing energy gradually relaxing every muscle,
Every organ,
Every cell it passes through.
Down through your abdomen,
Your mid back,
Over and through your belly,
Releasing,
Warming,
Soothing energy.
Your arms,
Your hands,
Your hands,
Down through your hips,
Your lower back,
Your pelvis,
Letting go,
Nothing to hold onto,
Nothing to grasp.
Down over your thighs,
Your knees,
Through your calf muscles,
Relaxing and calming energy,
Easing through your body,
Your ankles,
Your feet and your toes.
Your entire being now radiates from head to toe in a wondrous healing,
Beautiful energy illuminating every single cell in your body,
Releasing anything that no longer serves you,
Allowing you to let go of any heaviness or any tiredness.
A beautiful healing light that invites all tension to ease from your being.
You're feeling relaxed,
You're feeling calm,
You're feeling peaceful.
The earth beneath you cradles you in the warmth of lunar moon energy inviting you to rest in the spacious stillness of your awareness,
Allowing yourself to feel deeply at peace in this moment,
In this space,
Purifying your body and your mind.
You feel at ease,
You feel rested,
Everything is settled,
Everything is still.
And as you rest in the silver healing breeze of the moon's presence,
You're aware that you can return to this place at any time.
A stillness that is always present deep within you.
When we honour ourselves with moments of stillness,
Simply allowing ourselves to burst gently in the grace of our own healing potential.
We invite a new openness,
A wise tenderness that enables us to meet our thoughts,
Feelings and emotions with a greater sense of loving kindness and care.
And as we come to the end of today's meditation practice,
Gently begin to bring your awareness to the edges of your body.
Bring your attention to your fingers and your toes.
Slowly moving them,
Grounding your presence.
Sway your body side to side.
And when you feel ready,
You can slowly open your eyes and be open to the remainder of your day.
Or you may choose to stay in this gentle healing space for a little longer.
Thank you for your presence today.
Thank you for your practice.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
